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US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
A nation remembers on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
By Bobby Caina Calvan
9 discarded military ballots weren’t fraud, Pennsylvania election chief says
Workers in the elections office in Luzerne County are getting training on handling mailed-in military and overseas ballots, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said,
Probe into ‘discarded’ mail-in military ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.
By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
DOJ alleges local Pennsylvania officials opened 9 discarded military mail-in ballots
U.S. Attorney David Freed announced an inquiry on Thursday afternoon after nine military mail-in ballots were found discarded in Pennsylvania.
By Davis Winkie
Air Guardsmen spot ‘SOS’ written on Pacific island beach, leads to rescue of 3 missing mariners
Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say.
Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC
Some governors are rejecting President Donald Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation’s capital after several days of unrest over the death of George Floyd.
How big will the coronavirus epidemic be?
It might get very, very bad. Here are some ideas on what we can do to contain it.
By Maciej F. Boni, Pennsylvania State University
Explainer: Why do so many epidemics originate in Africa and Asia?
And why we can expect more.
By Suresh V Kuchipudi, Pennsylvania State University
Turning 100, a WWII veteran looks back at her service
The coal miner's daughter was 21 years old when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor.
Explainer: What’s a disease super spreader?
Recent reports out of Wuhan cite a case of a single patient who infected 14 health care workers
By Dr. Elizabeth McGraw, Pennsylvania State University